Spring-cushion and weather strip.



J. F. FAUNER.

SPRING CUSHION AND WEATHER STRIP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 24, 1912.

- Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

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'14 TTORNE Y- 'Josnrn F. FAUNER, or NEWARK, nnwannsny.

SPRING-CUSHION AND WEATHER STRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Feb. 11,191 3.

Application filed August 24, 1912. Serial No. 716,792.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr F. FAUNni a citizen of'the United States,and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, United States of America, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Spring-Cush on and Weather Strips, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a spring cushion and weather strip especiallyadaptable for use in conjunction with vertically sliding windows, andits object is to improve upon such structures of this. kind as have beenhereto-fore known in the art, and to'provide a simple, inexpensive andefiicient device which may be easily applied to ordinary window framesand window-sashes.

To these ends my invention consists of the arrangement and constructionof parts which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings anddescribed in the following specification, and the novel features whereofare set forth in appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional plan view of awindow-sash and frame of ordinary construction, with my improved springcushion and weather strip applied thereto. view of a portion of apreferred form of the device which I have invented. Fig. 3 is asectional plan View of a simple modification of the form of my improvedstrip. Portions of a window sash and frame are shown in sectional planview in Fig. 4, with one of my devices of another modified form ofconstruction applied thereto.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of thefigures.

A window-sash of ordinary construction is designated in the drawings bythe reference numeral 10. This is supported and guided by the windowframe or casing 11. The sides of this frame comprise the parallelupright members 12, 12 which form the bottoms of trough-like grooveswhich guide the sash and in which the sash is arranged to move freely upand down. The sides of these guiding-grooves .are formed by strips 13 ofmolding and by the parting strips 14 of the window frame. In the sidesof the sash 10 which are adjacent the upright members 12 are cut grooves15, 15 as shown in Fig. 1.

20 designates an'improved strip which I use in conjunction withstructures of the Fig. 2 is a perspective,

one edge of this metallic strip, I will trace its various bends andshapes, all of which are made for a purpose and which when constructedas herein described, form a strip having decided advantages over similarstructures known in the art.

At 21 a narrow portion of the metal is bent under to reinforce the, part22 which,

with 21, forms the base or holding portion by means of which thefinished strip is to be aflixed to a window frame. If desired,

holes 23 may be drilled through these two thicknesses of metal atintervals through which nails or screws 23 may be driven into the bodyof-the window frame. Next to this base the metal is bent forwardslightly as at 24: and back again to form the back 25 which issubstantially parallel with the base 21, 22. Then at 26 it is bent overand outward somewhat and carried along parallel with the back 25 to formthe face 27, to a point about opposite the middle of the back, where itis bent forward and back again forming a narrow U-shaped tongue 28projecting at right-angles from the face 27. Theremaining portion of themetal is carried along in a continuation of the face 27 to the otheredge, where at 29 it is bent inward slightly in a position near that ofthe portion 24. When two of these strips thus formed are attached toopposite sides of a window frame in the manner shown in Fig. l thetongues'28-fitinto the grooves 15 which have been previously pro-- videdfor this purpose. The parts are preferably so proportioned that thedistance between the faces 27 of the'two strips is slightly less thanthe width of the windowsash so that when the sash is inserted in placeits vertical edges will press against these faces. If desired thegrooves 15 in the edges of the sash may be made slightly narrower thanthe width of the tongues 28 so that the latter are compressed by saidgrooves when inserted therein.

It may be seen that the structure above described is flexible in nearlyevery direction. It allows slight movement of the sash inward andoutward and from side to side, thus insuring freedom from binding orsticking. It also forms an air-tight and watertight joint between thewindow frame and sash without interfering with the vertical movements ofthe latter. It in fact provides a pair of smooth tracks for the sashtorun upon so that it facilitates the operation of raising and loweringthe sash.

In Fig. 3 a somewhat simpler form of strip is shown. In this case theback 25 may be directly affixed to the window frame.

This operates in the same manner as the' other form of strip butobviously is not as flexible as the other form and therefore has not asgreat a cushioning effect.

In the modification which is shown in Fig. 4 the back 25 is carried backto the parting strip 14 where it is bent at right angles to formthe part30. This is adapted to lie against the inner face of the parting strip,and is bent over and back-to form the portions 31 and 32 which lieagainst two other sides of the parting strip.

These strips are readily affixed toordinary window structures and formeflective weather strips, guides for the sash, and cushioning memberswhich effectively prevent all noise and rattling of the sash within'theframe. The faces 27v are always spring pressed against the edges of thesash which holds the sash in proper position and always maintains thefull length of the tongues 28 within the grooves 15. On account of thepeculiar formation of the strips the tongues -are movable fro-msideto'side as well as in from said stile, the said strip bent to form aface portion having a free edge tending to spring away from the back anda rib inter mediate the bent end, the free edge of said face portionengaging the groove of the sash, and the said face portion engaging thesash on each side of the rib.

2. The combination with a sash having a groove in its edge, of a weatherstrip made of a single elastic flexible strip having an offset portionat one edge to form a securing flange and comprising a back arranged tobe supported at one edge adjacent the window framestile with its otheredge free and tending to spring away from said stile, the said stripbent to form a face portion having a free edge tending to spring awayfrom the back and a rib intermediate the bent end, the free edge of saidface portion engaging the groove of the sash, .and the said face portionengaging the sash on each side of the rib.

3. The combination with a sash having a groove in its edge, ofa weatherstrip made of a single elastic flexible strip having an ofiset portionat one edge to form a securing flange and comprising a back arranged tobe supported at one edge by the offset portion adjacent the window framestile with its other edge free and tending to spring away from saidstile, the-said strip bent to form a face portion having a free edgetending to spring away from the back and a rib intermediate the bentend, the free edge of said face portion engaging the groove of the sashJ and the said face portion engaging the sash on each side of the rib.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH F. FAUNER.

'Witnesses:

R. J. DEARBORN, ERNEs'r W. MARSHALL.

